Key points
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- Speaker admits motion for debate
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ISLAMABAD: India’s Nagaland Legislative Assembly will hold a special session today on Tuesday to discuss concerns over the growing influence of so-called “Devil worship” among the youth.
According to Indian media reports, the move follows a request by Naga People’s Front legislator Küzholuzo Nienü, who urged Speaker Sharingain Longkümer to allow the matter under rules of urgent public importance.
The speaker accepted the request, and the issue will be taken up after Question Hour.
Satanic worship
In his letter dated August 18, Nienü expressed alarm over what he described as the open embrace of satanic worship by sections of the younger generation.
“As a Christian state, we must remain faithful to God Almighty,” he wrote, stressing that the motto “Nagaland for Christ” obliges public leaders to uphold Biblical values.
Nienü called for a resolution to prohibit and prevent such practices through legislative means, saying it was essential to safeguard religious identity.
Prohibition
A notification from the Assembly Secretariat confirmed that “prohibition of satanic worship in Nagaland” will be formally debated.
Similar concerns have been noted in other northeastern states, raising fears of cult-like influences spreading in the region.
